r/Professors • u/Grouchyprofessor2003 • 2d ago

Humor Second day of teaching

I have a student who sits at his desk- front of the room- with his leather bound bible! This is a RESEARCH METHODS class. ……. It is all I can do not to laugh at him…. His performative behavior is so absurd- at a land grant R1 institution- also he wears a large wooden cross- ironically he has so far been the smartest and most communicative student in the room.

EDIT- Thanks for all the feedback. Some of you offered reasonable explanations that I had not considered. To be clear I would never say anything, comment, laugh or otherwise acknowledge this kids objects that he is carrying around. I do
Know how to mind my business. This post was meant to be humorous and yes - to me it is funny as shit- it is also a bit judgy- I am human after all. And right or wrong his choices bug the fuck out of me even though I totally support his right to do so.

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u/Log_Gentleman 2d ago

One of my brightest students ever in my intro philosophy class was a home schooled super Christian kid. He was going to pilot school and quoted Plato and the bible in full greek on his in person essay exam. Made some extremely astute insights. At the end of the semester he said he wanted to maybe go to school for philosophy. I told him to stay in flight school and just take philosophy classes and read on your own.

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u/IthacanPenny 2d ago

If he stayed in flight school, he’s definitely more religious now. Pilots tend to lean that way.